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KONTAKT Australia a Social Skills Group Training for Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum

NCT03294668 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2022-07-28

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Summary

This study evaluates the KONTAKT social skills group training in Australian adolescents on the autism spectrum compared to an active control group which is a group cooking class

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

KONTAKT Australia

KONTAKT is a manualized Social skills group training program designed for children and adolescents on the Autism Spectrum aimed at improving communication, social interaction skills, the severity of ASD symptoms, and the ability to empathise and adapt in a group setting. The KONTAKT participants (4-8 participants) meet face to face weekly for 16 weeks for an hour and a half in a group facilitated by two trainers.

OTHER

Super Chef

The Super Chef is a cooking group designed for this study for adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, aimed at teaching basic cooking skills in a social environment. The Super Chef participants (4-8 participants) meet face to face weekly for 16 weeks for an hour and a half in a group facilitated by two trainers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Autism Association of Western Australia

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Karolinska Institutet

    collaborator OTHER

  • Curtin University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sonya J Girdler, PhD · Occupational Therapy Professor - Curtin University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-01
Primary Completion
2019-10-06
Completion
2020-10-25

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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